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@RobHolmes77

Birder & Photographer

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@BLI_Jim Thanks Jim! Ken's polari delivery in Round The Horne is an innuendo masterclass.
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Stunning male Wheatear Ness Point Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, 5 April 2026
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Easter brought the first wave of Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Sand Martins and this snazzy Wheatear.
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After a lean few years, the local Barn Owls are hunting well on the marshes at dusk.
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Fortunate to be driving through the Blyth Valley this morning just as the White-tailed Sea Eagle circled over towards Reydon. Alas, no photo, but here's one taken in Georgia in February.
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A Major D Minor day. Wonderful to watch this male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker performing its butterfly-like display flight on a beautiful frosty morning in The Brecks.
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.@DrBrianMay's hauntingly beautiful guitar solo in These Are The Days Of Our Lives is the perfect coda to Freddie's life and career #Queen youtu.be/oB4K0scMysc?si…
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The Final Four Seconds. By May 1991, the rumors about Freddie Mercury’s health were appearing in tabloids every day, but the band maintained a strict wall of silence. In reality, Freddie was fading. He was in constant pain, suffering from Kaposi's sarcoma, and his foot was in such bad condition that he could barely walk. Yet, he insisted on filming one last music video for the song "These Are the Days of Our Lives." The shoot was a logistical nightmare designed entirely around Freddie’s frailty. He refused to let the world see him looking sick, so the directors shot the video in black and white to mask his pale complexion and the lesions on his skin. He had to spend hours in the makeup chair, and the shoot was done in short bursts because he only had the energy to perform for a few minutes at a time. The usually energetic showman, who once ran across stadiums, was now forced to stand mostly still, using subtle hand gestures to convey the emotion of the song. The lyrics, written by Roger Taylor about his own children, took on a heartbreaking new meaning coming from Freddie: "Those were the days of our lives / The bad things in life were so few." But the defining moment comes at the very end of the video. As the song fades out, Freddie looks down for a moment, then raises his head to look directly into the camera lens—and by extension, into the eyes of his fans. He offers a soft, genuine smile, whispers the words, "I still love you," and snaps his fingers. Then, he walks out of the frame. It was the last time he was ever captured on film. He knew he was saying goodbye, and he chose to do it with a message of love, not self-pity. #FreddieMercury #Queen

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Caucasian Lynx stalking East Caucasian Tur in the Greater Caucasus, Georgia.
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Hawfinch, Dedoplistskaro, eastern Georgia. Wonderful to spend time listening and watching a foraging flock of this charismatic chunky finch.
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@stuttonsparrows Very kind, Mark. The Hume's kindly aligned with a lichen encrusted branch and a newly installed pickleball court for an ethereal verdant palette.
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Lowestoft's obliging Hume's Leaf Warbler. Discovered in Flycatcher Lane adjacent to the Denes Oval, a classic landfall migrant trap. Secret winterer or émigré from the east seeking warmer climes?
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@MrT You're a great man, Mr. T!
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I’ve been waiting on this snowstorm to fully pass so I can check on some of the homeless. Because I really worry about them when the weather gets really bad and the temps drop around 0°. I encourage them to go to warm centers!
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This Sanderling racing the Turnstones along Southwold's Ferry Road yesterday was quite the character!
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